The AWM is a unique Bolt-action Sniper Rifle and widely regarded as one of the most iconic Bolt-action rifles in the game. It has a damage comparable to other bolt-action Sniper weapons, significantly increasing its capability to kill targets with a single shot; it does, however, have lower damage multipliers to the limbs. It has a rather slow rate of fire and just 5 rounds per magazine, and suffers from an extremely slow Zoom-in duration of 200 milliseconds, making it extremely ineffective for quick-scoping. It also cannot equip the Fast 5x Sniper scope, further increasing its already long Zoom-in duration. It offers very poor performance for a Bolt-action sniper rifle, and although iconic, it is easily outclassed by most other Bolt-action rifles.